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The Cenotaph

Photographs of
Halifax
War Memorial

WW1     1914 – 1918
WW2     1939 – 1945
Korea     1950 – 1953

Grand Parade
Halifax
Nova Scotia


GPS location:   44°38'52"N   63°34'29"W


Plaque near the war memorial monument, Halifax
Plaque near the Halifax war memorial monument
Cenotaph: an empty tomb, a sepulchral monument erected
in honour of persons whose bodies are elsewhere


Halifax war memorial monument: east and north faces
Halifax war memorial monument, east and north faces


Halifax war memorial monument: inscriptions on the east and north faces
East Face inscription
Amiens
Arras
Canal du Nord
Cambrai


Halifax war memorial monument: south face
Halifax war memorial monument, south face


Halifax war memorial monument: upper inscription on the south face
Upper inscription on the south face
South Face inscription
Battle of Britain
Battle of the Atlantic
Sicily Landings
Ortona
Gothic Line
Normandy Landing
Falaise Gap
Battle of the Scheldt
Battle of the Rhineland
The Rhine Crossing


Halifax war memorial monument: lower inscription on the south face
Lower inscription on the south face


Halifax war memorial monument: north and west faces
Halifax war memorial monument, north and west faces


Halifax war memorial monument: inscriptions on the north and west faces
Inscriptions on the north and west faces
West Face inscription
Somme
Vimy
Ypres
Hill 70
Passchendaele



The above photographs were taken on 10 December 2002.




Links to Relevant Websites

Unveiling and Dedication of the Cenotaph, 1 July 1929
    http://www.halifax.ca/community/HalifaxCityHall/unveiling_cenotaph.html

Public Art: War Memorial - Cenotaph
    http://www.halifax.ca/Community/PublicArt/cenotaph.html

Cenotaph, Grand Parade by Mike Campbell
    http://www.mikecampbell.net/cenotaph.htm





Photographs of War Memorials, Historic Monuments and Plaques in Nova Scotia
    http://ns1763.ca/remem/plaques.html


Halifax City Hall Halifax City Hall Halifax
    http://ns1763.ca/hfxrm/cityhall.html

Memorial, unidentified dead, Halifax Explosion, 6 December 1917 Memorial, Unidentified Dead, Halifax Explosion 1917 Halifax
    http://ns1763.ca/hfxrm/unidentified1917.html

Welsford-Parker monument Welsford-Parker monument, Crimean War Halifax
    http://ns1763.ca/hfxrm/crimeamon.html

Plaque: Old Burying Ground Old Burying Ground plaque Halifax
    http://ns1763.ca/hfxrm/oldburygnd.html

Fort Massey Cemetery, Halifax Fort Massey Cemetery Halifax
    http://ns1763.ca/hfxrm/fortmasseycem.html

Sir William Alexander monument Sir William Alexander monument Victoria Park, Halifax
    http://ns1763.ca/hfxrm/alexwill.html

Sir John Wentworth plaque Sir John Wentworth plaque Halifax
    http://ns1763.ca/hfxrm/wentworthj.html

Alexander Keith monument Alexander Keith monument Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax
    http://ns1763.ca/hfxrm/keithal.html

Vincent Coleman tombstone Vincent Coleman tombstone Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Halifax
    http://ns1763.ca/hfxrm/colemanpv.html

Captain James Cook monument Captain James Cook monument Halifax
    http://ns1763.ca/hfxrm/cookjmon.html

Postal Service in Nova Scotia Postal Service in Nova Scotia Halifax
    http://ns1763.ca/hfxrm/postservns.html

S.S. Atlantic 1873 memorial at Sandy Cove, Terence Bay S.S. Atlantic 1873: memorial at Sandy Cove Terence Bay
    http://ns1763.ca/hfxrm/ssatlanhrm.html

Swissair Flight 111 Memorial, Whalesback Swissair Flight 111 Memorial Whalesback
    http://ns1763.ca/hfxrm/swisswhale.html

Deadman's Island, Northwest Arm Deadman's Island Northwest Arm, Halifax
    http://ns1763.ca/hfxrm/deadmansnd.html

Sailor's Statue, Sackville Landing Sailor's Statue, Sackville Landing Halifax
    http://ns1763.ca/hfxrm/sailor-statue.html

Norwegian Memorial, Sackville Landing Norwegian memorial, Sackville Landing Halifax
    http://ns1763.ca/hfxrm/norwayhfx.html

Shannon vs. Chesapeake plaque, Halifax Shannon vs. Chesapeake plaque, 1813 Halifax
    http://ns1763.ca/hfxrm/shannon.html

Admiral Walter Hose plaque, Halifax Admiral Walter Hose plaque Halifax
    http://ns1763.ca/hfxrm/admwhose.html

Hubbards war memorial Hubbards war memorial Hubbards
    http://ns1763.ca/hfxrm/hubbmem.html

Seabright war memorial Seabright war memorial Seabright
    http://ns1763.ca/hfxrm/seabrimem.html

Mount Uniacke war memorial Mount Uniacke war memorial Mount Uniacke
    http://ns1763.ca/hantsco/uniacmem.html

Chester war memorial Chester war memorial Chester
    http://ns1763.ca/lunenco/chesmem.html

Norwegian war memorial at Chester Norwegian war memorial Chester
    http://ns1763.ca/lunenco/norchest.html

William Hall monument, Hantsport William Hall monument Hantsport
    http://ns1763.ca/hantsco/hallmem.html

1747 Attack at Grand Pre monument 1747 Attack at Grand Pre Monument Grand Pre
    http://ns1763.ca/kingsco/attack1747.html

Military Engineers Military Engineers Alderney Landing, Dartmouth
    http://ns1763.ca/hfxrm/alderneylanding.html


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